Source: Lyonesse Trilogy (1983-1989), The Green Pearl (1985), Chapter 17, section 2 (p. 657)
“Finally she resorts to the oldest tactic of all, telling the truth.”
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John Barnes
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Mother of Storms
Source: Mother of Storms (1994), pp. 545-546
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